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State authorities are responsible for:

State authorities are responsible for:

• State exclusive responsibility for citizenship and population policy (“Kompetenzbereinigung")
• Legislative and administrative competence including border control, asylum and expulsion;
• Merger of the competences to a new federal office from 2014 onward;
• Refugee integration, including recognition of qualifications, citizenship issues, and integration projects is primarily dealt with by the Federal Ministry for Women and Integration, supported by an Advisory Committee on Integration, and an independent Expert Council
  
• Integration Act (2017)
  

Responsible ministries/bodies

Federal Ministry of Interior (only DE)

Federal Ministry for Women and Integration

Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for:

• Social assistance;
• Housing-specific services.

Local

Local authorities are responsible for:

• Practical administration of Federal and Länder legislation;
• Information for migrants;
• Access to employment for asylum seekers (local employment services)
• Local integration strategies.
• Healthcare provision for undocumented migrants is often provided by NGOs.
  
  

Sources:

Constitution​

Integration Report 2019

Integrationsleitbilder und Integrationsbeiräte österreichischer Städte (only DE)

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